Sichuan Fund-raising at BCNC 到波士顿华阜社区中心为四川灾民募款

We got an invitation from the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) to raise fund for Sichuan earthquake victims at their center on both 24 and 25 Jun 08. I helped out on Wednesday 25 Jun. We had 2 stations, one outside their medical clinic and another inside their training school.

波士顿华阜社区中心邀请慈济在六月二十四和二十五日到其中心为四川灾民募款。我于礼拜三六月二十五日当天到场帮忙。我们兵分两路，一组在医疗诊所外，另一组在学校楼内。

Response was slow. It was more than a month after the earthquake which happened on 12 May. Most people who wished to donate had already done so. Furthermore, human traffic was limited and we did not have too much of a chance to explain our cause. Nevertheless, we thank BCNC for their kind thoughts and invitation.

地震发生于五月十二日，算起来已有一个多月。发心捐款的会众大多数已经付诸行动，因此募款反应缓慢。此外人流不多限制了我们向会众解释募款意义的机会。不过我们还是很感谢华阜社区中心的善念和邀约。

There was a bright spot among the 2 days. Inside the training school, one of their staffs noticed that we had English flyers explaining what Tzu Chi are doing. After reading it, she passed us a bunch of notes, explaining that this was cash raised among the staffs many weeks ago. They were looking for the appropriate organization to hand the cash over to. After reading our flyers, she agreed with what we are doing and decided to hand the donation over to Tzu Chi.

两天的募款有一亮点。在学校楼内其中一名员工注意到我们的英语传单，了解慈济的理念后，把一卷纸币捐了给我们。她解释那善款是所有员工的一点小心意，几个礼拜前已募好，不过一直在寻找适当合的组织捐出。她在阅读我们的传单后，很认同我们正在做的事，并决定把捐款移交给慈济。

I am very sure that it is a decision that she will not regret it.

我很肯定地说，这个决定她一定不会后悔。